ROLE OF THE DEPARTED

the dead remain a living presence as long as 
we remember them in someday significant to our
lives
for the most part the dead whose memories we cherish 
most they were clear in their love for you perhaps 
they are the only ones remembering and 
the rest are of no real importance and should be 
relegated to the dustbin of history 
where they belong


perhaps some of the dead are like audrey who remains 
present and sometimes feelable and visible 
guiding and watching over you at your best and at your 
worst
she knows that i will transcend someday and there 
on the Astral Plane be able to make some sense out of 
this exceedingly complex life of mine

the line between life and death may be more subtle 
and refined than we dare imagine 
death can be a total myth and in reality be a 
point of transition to a real life in another 
energy form with another conscious perception

but how to get there is a serious concern of mine 
and in what final form?
can all of your complex forms of existence be 
channeled into one form when all forms that you are 
have equal inherent validity?

but hold on to your paganism for it is that which 
allows you to straddle the line between earth 
and the gods and their powers 
that will make all the difference in the Universe 
balance the natural with the occult

to the dead what is the inherent worth of what 
you learned and continue to learn? 
how do they take to the fact that you've superceded 
them by a vast margin and come to despise at least some 
of them for their inadequacies in life? 
only the best of life is worth taking with you 
once you depart this limited globe/ 
but for the dead who were your predecessors, 
the ignorant of them are eternally restless 
without a word of remorse or forgiveness from you ...


Copyright: james j nemeth     9-12-2002